Ah, I see! Multiple conversions are always a problem. Detail gets
lost, stuff gets corrupted, yada, yada. I would say off the top of my
head that something happened in the conversion process to prevent
Finale from reading it. I would bet that Encore would have trouble
opening it too, but that might something to try in your quest to get
the darned thing to open.
I would ask for the original file to always be included so that you
have other paths to try, like a Score to MusicXML converter (I have
heard they exist, and at least MusicXML is a growing, supported file
type.) If anyone else here knows what converters are available,
please speak up.
In all cases, you should ask for a PDF or scan of the original to be
included so that you know what it is supposed to look like. Something
ALWAYS screws up in these conversions.
Christopher
On Aug 25, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
Actually I'm trying to get a file from the notation program Score
to open.
Someone sent my editor a Score to Encore format.
Using Finale 2005, on the file named
Heinichen_Dres_N1_Sinfonia_in_D_bass_a.enc
I get "invalid file format" error message :-(
Any ideas what's wrong?
Thanks!
Kim
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Christopher Smith <
christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote:
In Finale 2010 they removed the ability to import Encore files
directly (so
much for not removing functionality, eh?) In Fin2009 and previous
it is
still there, under File>Import.
I think MusicXML might be an option too, but I don't know how that
works.
Certainly you need the Encore file to be converted into MusicXML
format;
whether that is something that is done from inside Encore or if it
is a
standalone converter I couldn't say.
Yet another reason to keep old versions installed.
(BTW, when you say a "Score file" with the proper noun
capitialised, it
makes us think for a minute that it is a file from the program
Score, which
is a completely different animal. But only for a minute!)
Christopher
On Aug 25, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
Good day:
A friend sent me a Score file in Encore format with the idea I
can open
this
in Finale. It apparently doesn't work.
Any suggestions? Do I need specific plug-ins?
Thanks kindly,
Kim
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